17/06/2026
These hammers have been in my family for generations...
Two planishing hammers, the handles worn over nearly a hundred years of use, an anvil from my uncle which was probably also in my grandfather’s workshop come to think of it, and a forging hammer from my dad’s mate Des.
The two planishing hammers were my grandfathers.. they could’ve been my great grandfathers though I’m not sure: I know they came to me through my father, who used them for more than 40 years. And now I do.
I think about the hands these tools passed through when I pick them up.
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